Laxeiro Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Some of the best tapas I've had in London."
• "Food is extremely authentic and perfectly prepared."
• "The food here was authentic, delicious spanish tapas."
• "The food was outstanding, authentic and full of so much flavour!"
• "Everything that touches that bbq of theirs becomes absolute heaven."
• "Absolutely amazing food! Price/value ratio is really good as well."
• "The food is brilliant, and last time I was there I mentioned that the fish I had had was a bit too boney for my tastes, so they didn't charge us for it."

Cons:

• "Very disappointing meal. Calamari was half battered rubber."
• "The homemade lemonade (very acidic)."
• "If you’re not white, please don’t go to this place."
• "The food quality was very very average -- not above and not below."
• "All our food was over salted."
• "The chickpeas were so salty and sadly inedible, and the prawns with garlic had no garlic."
• "The frozen potatoes in the patatas bravas as well as the general lack of flavour in all of the dishes we ordered was underwhelming."

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent service and authentic Spanish food make you want to come back on a regular basis!"
• "The service is typically Spanish, to the point, efficient and friendly."
• "Staff were lovely and seated us even though we didn't have a reservation (book ahead!)."
• "Service genuine, relaxed and attentive."
• "The staff friendly, and one can see the love and care for the place the minute one walks through the door."
• "The staff are not only friendly and attentive, but they are also incredibly knowledgeable about the menu."
• "The service was fast, the employees were attentive and friendly."

Cons:

• "Before we even asked for it, we were presented us with a bill immediately following our dessert."
• "Google hours are incorrect and when I turned up at 3pm 'WE ARE CLOSED' barked at me."
• "We did have to remind the staff for our cafe cafe bombón as they'd forgotten about it."
• "Although the service was a bit slow, food came quickly and the staff were friendly."
• "The lady was defensive and not really sympathetic at all."
• "We found the service severely lacking."
• "Customer service was half good and half bad."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Wonderful atmosphere at this family-run local business."
• "The atmosphere is great and really relaxing."
• "Awesome little restaurant with great atmosphere, especially with the fabric serviettes and good quality cutlery."
• "From the moment we stepped into the warm and inviting atmosphere, I knew I was in for a treat."
• "Fantastic atmosphere, very cosy and welcoming."
• "Cozy and relaxed atmosphere, you can tell this is family run."
• "Lovely atmosphere and very personal."

Cons:

• "Place and atmosphere not my favourite."
• "Terrible breakfast! I don't know what their lunch and dinner options are like but don't come for their breakfast."
• "Poor service, restaurants with exceptional food can get away with it but not this one unfortunately."
• "Busy and tiny but great atmosphere."
• "The only negative is that we have been kicked out after 2h as they needed our table for another booking, which is a pity especially with the amount of food we order."
• "All in a lovely ambience."

Value

Pros:

• "The portion sizes are generous, and I left having had a great night and great meal."
• "Everything was also very well priced."
• "Food prices were not expensive."
• "The house red is decent and good value."
• "We also felt it was good value for money and quite quick."
• "All reasonably priced too."
• "It's a great price for the quality you're getting, especially in London."

Cons:

• "The wine, although on the pricey side, was delicious."
• "The coup de grâce: VERY EXPENSIVE. I won't come back."
• "However given we ended up with a bill for £73 including a 12.5% service charge and that’s with no alcohol you would expect excellent and I mean excellent top quality tapas here and this was not the case."
• "Admittedly, the food was really nice and tasty but I found the restaurant quite pricey for a small establishment."
• "No member of staff offered medical assistance."
• "The foreign Spanish lady seem to be in ecstasy with white people and a bit rude with black skins."
• "You may think they charge you a lot for a small portion of food, however you get a decent portion and don’t pay west end prices!"